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tel·son (tel′sən)

noun

the last, stinging segment of the body of a scorpion, or a projection of the last body segment, as in many decapod crustaceans

Etymology: ModL < Gr, a limit, boundary, prob. akin to telos, end: see telo-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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